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The design of cybernetic control systems for manufacturing and distribution - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Describes the original development of simple adaptive decision systems devised to provide a cybernetic solution. MORE INFO: The design of cybernetic control systems for manufacturing and distribution Describes the original development of simple adaptive decision systems devis... read article... |
Order Book Review For DRP - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Looks at some of the techniques used by Xerox Corporation at their Distribution Centre in Europe and the USA. MORE INFO: Order Book Review For DRP Looks at some of the techniques used by Xerox Corporation at their Distribution Centre in Europe and the USA. PUBLISHER: Insti... read article... |
A cool look at the great DRP debate - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Describes both MRPII and DRP in a simple way and to summarise briefly their differences. MORE INFO: A cool look at the great DRP debate Describes both MRPII and DRP in a simple way and to summarise briefly their differences. PUBLISHER: Institute of Operations Management ... read article... |
Planning and implementing a distribution strategy - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Sets out a methodology for planning and implementing a business distribution strategy and then comments on the impact of DRP. MORE INFO: Planning and implementing a distribution strategy Sets out a methodology for planning and implementing a business distribution strategy and... read article... |
DRP - the best customer care for the best car - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The implementation of Distribution Requirements Planning at Rolls-Royce. MORE INFO: DRP - the best customer care for the best car The implementation of Distribution Requirements Planning at Rolls-Royce. PUBLISHER: Institute of Operations Management Vol 17 - No 03 - Ap... read article... |
DRP: by the back door - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Describes a back door approach to re-implementation of DRP in the form of a case study of a fictitious company. MORE INFO: DRP: by the back door Describes a back door approach to re-implementation of DRP in the form of a case study of a fictitious company. PUBLISHER: Insti... read article... |
Competing in the 90s: the distributed enterprise - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Many manufacturers are implementing a new generation of business systems in the 1990s using the distributed approach. MORE INFO: Competing in the 90s: the distributed enterprise Many manufacturers are implementing a new generation of business systems in the 1990s using the di... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This series of four articles traces the history of manufacturing control systems; showing where we went wrong; what we are still doing wrong; and what companies, who have relied heavily on systems solutions, can do to regain their competitiveness. Part 2 covers MRP II/DRP II/ERP... read article... |
New Distribution Software Package Launched - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Fast-growing hi-tech distributors will now be able to compete on equal terms with their larger competitors, following the launch of an off-the-shelf computer solution from Masterpack International... MORE INFO: New Distribution Software Package Launched Fast-growing hi-tech d... read article... |
Real-time Traffic and Travel Information - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: IT IS Holdings plc has secured an exclusive agreement with Eddie Stobart Limited, Britains largest independent haulage and distribution organisation to install its GPS/GSM units to each of the haulage firms 760 vehicles which travel extensively across the UK and Europe. MORE I... read article... |
Stick It On - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Leeds-based Minorplanet Systems is sticking close to its customers after it recently sent out a mass mailing of vehicle stickers to a rapidly expanding list of some 2,500 satisfied clients. MORE INFO: Stick It On Leeds-based Minorplanet Systems is sticking close to its custom... read article... |
New Concept of Miniload - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: A new Universal Miniload system that can simultaneously handle a wide variety of sizes of cartons and tote boxes within the same system has been launched by Univeyor... MORE INFO: New Concept of Miniload A new Universal Miniload system that can simultaneously handle a wide va... read article... |
How to improve your freight, warehouse and transport operations - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This article will look at a Framework for improving operations. MORE INFO: How to improve your freight, warehouse and transport operations This article will look at a Framework for improving operations. To do this it will focus in on specific examples for freight transport a... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Bullwhip costs money, wastes resources, and loses customers. So drawing on a basis of analytical, simulation and experiential techniques, the authors’ present four material flow principles which can be recommended as strategies to reduce the bullwhip effect... MORE INFO: Pract... read article... |
Customers Warehousing and Duty Management - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Vastera Inc recently announced the addition of customs warehousing and duty management capabilities within its TradeSphere suite of solutions for Global Trade Management. MORE INFO: Customers Warehousing and Duty Management Vastera Inc recently announced the addition of custo... read article... |
Innovation Award for Haultech - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: HaulTech Computer Systems has carried off the award for Innovation in the prestigious Sentinal Business Awards 2002. MORE INFO: Innovation Award for Haultech HaulTech Computer Systems has carried off the award for Innovation in the prestigious Sentinal Business Awards 2002. ... read article... |
Editorial: Inventory - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Having been trained in a time of higher interest rates, sometimes reaching up to 18% per year, some among us may be tempted to think that in these days of low interest rates that perhaps we can take our eye off the ball of inventory management. MORE INFO: Editorial: Inventory ... read article... |
Prospering with Juggernaughts Part 1: The Retail Juggernaughts - Distribution Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The UK retail market is changing radically. A small number of very powerful international players are carving up the market and their competitors are struggling to survive. In this paper we have suggested one strategy for the traditional retailers to implement that will allow th... read article... |
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